Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-01


personal privilege and was making
Blair bill speech. Professor Hogg re
Piled that be wanted to enligaten tn
people who thought this measure Re
publican trick. He was allowed to con
tinue. Professor Hogg argued that 8
the enfranchisement of the negroes wa
from the Federal government, that TIT
government should endeavor to qualif,
them for citizenship. Professor Hogg'
remarks were courteous and conseTvs
tive.
Miss Mamie c. Breeding, secretary 0
the Teachers Reading Circle, briefly i'm
pOrtuned the teachers TO assist in the
perfection of the plan OF the circle Gn(
described its past labors. The repor
was adopted and the teachers exhorteC
and entreated to join the circle for pro
! fessioDal reading.
A resolution was offered by Professor
Murray that the committee on publication
| be instructed to use all available funds
for publishing the largest possible issue
of the proceedings of the convention, for
distribution among the teachers and
trustees of the state. Resolution adopt
ed.
a resolution was adopted referring the
time OF topic speeches to the discretion
OF the committee on programme.
A resolution was offered that no ad-
dresses shall hereafter be printed which
do not involve the history of the conyen-
ton. Referred to the committee on pub
lication.
A normal school was announced for
Salado, Bell county.
The report OF the publishing Commi tee
was received and adopted concerning the
printing and distribution of pamphlet
proceedings.
DR.. Luther's resolution that the pro-
Ceedings of the convention hereafter be
conducted in the presence Of the entire
convention was favoTably reported,
adopted and reconsidered. Much dis
Cussion Oh the original motion to adopt
the resolution. The resolution was final
" defeated by rising vote. The com
mittee on resolutions reported cOucern-
ing the proposition of the State Farmers
Alliance was considered impraCtiCable,
and therefore unfavor6bly regarded.
Rsprs adopted. A resolution Of
thanks was voted TO Professor TolIiver
for instrumental music.
Resolution petitioning the next Legis-
lature for more efficient law pert&inin g
to school superintendeuts was adopted.
The Western Newspaper Union COM
municated an invitation to the teachers TO
visit their printing establishment.
A resolution favoung the pending
prohibition amendment was introduced,
and tabled with promptness and despatch.
Election of officers was declared in
order. Percy V. Pennybacker, A. j.
Roberts, w. L. BrInghurst, j. \. Gal
lagher, James r. Griffin and j. T. Hand
were nominated for president, Professors
CoulstOn, Brice, Cakes and Coleman
were appointed tellers. The names of
Bringlurst, Gallagher and Hand were
Withdrawn, Pending the election Of
president, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, the action of the association
in regard to the prohibition amendment
may be misunderstood and used in such
manner as to make false impressions,
therefore,
Resolved, that this association hereby
asserts that said sctlon was not based
upon the sentiment OF the association a.
against said amendment, but II harmony
with former actions as against introduce
ing any kind of political action" The
first ballot for president was as follows
Percy V. PennybaCker OF Tyler, I07;
Roberts, Il; Griffin, 80; Carlisle, 3
Professor PennybGcker was declared
president, and Professor BiCkleT sur
the gsvel.
Following are the officers; a. c..
Carnes of Coleman, first viCe-president;
W. A. Banks of Bryan, second;
Colonel Pitman of Denton, third; Mrs j
D. Powell Of Hubbard City, fourth; Miss
Florence E. Bright of CorsiCana, fifth; c.
f. Alexander Of Cisco, secretary; J. L.
Miller of Workman, treasurer. Professor
HCgg of Fort Worth extended the hO-pi-
-Glities Of the Panther City for the next
meeting of the convention.
4 shortage of SIOC was reported
N the expenses Of the convention.
1t wss proposed to tske up al
collection, when Superintendent Stan
berry, late superintendent Of the Dallas
public schools, protested in the name Of
Dallas That for the teachers to ray the
contingent expenses of the association
would be an insult to Dallas. President |
2ickler said: eve Lave been invited here |
~ the Mayor of Dallas, md while I am
willing to pay my share, think it is the |
iuty of the citizens of Dallas to make |
good their preferred cOurtesies." Pro-
lessor a. II. wilkins offered to pay the !
shortage and let the local committee or !
,he association reimburse him. Professor |
Roberts offered substitute that the ssso- |
citation consider itself pledged to pay the |
lebt in the event the local committee !
sils to raise the money in thirty days. |
Roberts motion was adopted. !
The state teachers convention ad- |
burned at half-past O'Clock, leaY-
ng the selection of the next place |
If meeting to committee. Fort |
Worth and Gainesville are candidates. !
Much talk is INDUCED in concerning the
ailurs Of Dallas to provide |
or the payment OF the rent |
If the opera house, sitter hsving |
invited the convention to meet here, but
t is presumed that the citizens will
make up the shortage. Pro-
essor Hogg, Fort Worth's superinten-
lent, distinguished himself by courte-
Jus and conservative bearing and no
esCheT in the state is more
highly esteemed for sterling quail
ties and broad ability than Alexander |
1Ogg. WaCo's superintendent, one OF T
he youngest members Of the convention
md for four years its secretary, Pro-
essor J. n. Gallagher, is recognized as